With an eye on Alexandre Pantoja, Tatsuro Taira faces former flyweight challenger at UFC Las Vegas 93

T. Taira in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

This Saturday (15), Ultimate returns to Apex, for the UFC Las Vegas 93. In the main fight, the former challenger for the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg) Alex Perez faces the Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira, who is undefeated in MMA. In the second most important duel of the night, bantamweight (up to 61,2kg) Douglas D'Silva faces North American Miles Johns. In total, 11 fights are scheduled for the card, which will feature five Brazilian athletes.

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Fifth place in the flyweight rankings, Alex Perez recovered from the tough streak of three consecutive defeats with a knockout over the Brazilian Matheus Nicolau, last April. On the other side of the octagon, there will be the Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira, thirteenth in the rankings and who is undefeated in professional MMA with 15 consecutive victories.

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In the co-main fight, Brazilian Douglas D'Silva dreams of achieving his second consecutive victory, this time against North American Miles Johns, who has suffered just one defeat in his last six fights. The duel is valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg).

Also on the main card, the featherweight (up to 65,7kg) Lucas Almeida tries to overcome the bad phase of two consecutive defeats against the American Timmy Cuamba, who, beaten by Bolaji Oki in his debut with the organization, which took place last February

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MORE BRAZIL ON THE CARD

J. Polastri will make his debut at UFC Vegas 93 (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

After standing out on the reality show Contender Series, the strawweight (up to 52,2kg) will finally make her debut in the biggest MMA organization in the world. The Brazilian fighter will open the fight night and will share the octagon with the Swedish fighter Josephine Knutsson, who is undefeated in his career with eight consecutive victories.

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Still on the preliminary card, flyweight (up to 56,7kg) Gabriella Fernandes is looking for her first victory in three fights in the organization. To do this, the Brazilian athlete needs to overcome the American Carli Judice, who will make her debut in Ultimate. In a featherweight duel (up to 65,7kg), Brazilian Melquizael Costa tries to overcome his bad form against the Chinese Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.